Arrested UCG minister in the news

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A minister in the United Church of God (UCG) was arrested and made the news:

A Minnesota father-of-one has been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly killing his wife and then staging her lifeless body to make her death look like a suicide.

Stephen Allwine, 43, of Cottage Grove, was taken into custody on Tuesday on a felony charge of second-degree intentional homicide in the slaying of his wife, Amy Allwine, last fall.

A detailed criminal complaint obtained by the Daily Mail Wednesday lays out a series of explosive allegations against Stephen Allwine involving infidelity, multiple failed murder-for-hire plots targeting his wife Amy and the use of Dark Web.

Mrs Allwine, 44, was discovered dead from a gunshot wound to the head inside the couple’s home at 7624 110th Street South at around 7pm on November 13, 2016. …

According to his LinkedIn page, Stephen Allwine works as an IT specialist at an insurance company and has long been active in ministry at the United Church of God.

His late wife was the owner of Active Dogs Sports Training located next door to the family’s home, which went out of business a short time after her death. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4133592/Man-charged-slaying-wife-pretending-killed-self.html#ixzz4WFTVgEHu

The United Church of God has removed the profiles of both Amy and Stephen Allwine from their website (I just checked).

It is terrible when things like this happen. Amy’s friends and family are in my prayers.

Sadly, even in New Testament times there were false ministers as well as ministers who turned away from following God (cf. Acts 20:29; 1 John 2:18-19).

In other United Church of God news, its president, Victor Kubik, reported the following today:

January 19, 2017

This past week, our conference team traveled to Atlanta to conduct a one-day leadership workshop on Sunday, followed by a two-day conference for ministers in the Southeast region. For the leadership workshop, we had 107 in attendance (including 8 from the home office). Presentations focused on the theme of “What Every Member Supplies,” stemming from the Church’s Vision Statement.

Then, from Sunday evening to Tuesday afternoon, we held the Southeast regional ministerial conference with 57 in attendance (including 10 from Cincinnati). The theme was “Mentoring Disciples to Build Church Community.”

UCG has had a lot of conferences.

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

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Unity: Which COG for You? Why so many groups? Why is there lack of unity in the Churches of God? Has it always been this way? What can/should be done about it? Here is a related article in the Spanish language: Unidad: ¿Cuál Iglesia de Dios para usted?
Differences between the Living Church of God and United Church of God This article provides quotes information from two of the largest groups which had their origins in WCG as well as commentary.
Concerns about Church of God, a Worldwide Association Known as COGWA, this is the largest group that came out of the United Church of God. Here is some history and concerns about it. UCG’s former president Clyde Kilough and UK CEO Peter Hawkins are part of it.
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Where is the True Christian Church Today? This free online pdf booklet answers that question and includes 18 proofs, clues, and signs to identify the true vs. false Christian church. Plus 7 proofs, clues, and signs to help identify Laodicean churches. A related sermon is also available: Where is the True Christian Church? Here is a link to the booklet in the Spanish language: ¿Dónde está la verdadera Iglesia cristiana de hoy?
Continuing History of the Church of God This pdf booklet is a historical overview of the true Church of God and some of its main opponents from Acts 2 to the 21st century. Related sermon links include Continuing History of the Church of God: c. 31 to c. 300 A.D. and Continuing History of the Church of God: 4th-16th Centuries and Continuing History of the Church of God: 17th-20th Centuries. The booklet is available in Spanish: Continuación de la Historia de la Iglesia de Dios, German: Kontinuierliche Geschichte der Kirche Gottes, French: L’Histoire Continue de l’Église de Dieu and Ekegusii Omogano Bw’ekanisa Ya Nyasae Egendererete.
Should the Church Still Try to Place its Top Priority on Proclaiming the Gospel or Did Herbert W. Armstrong Change that Priority for the Work? Some say the Church should mainly feed the flock now as that is what Herbert W. Armstrong reportedly said. Is that what he said? Is that what the Bible says? What did Paul and Herbert W. Armstrong expect from lower level leaders? A related sermon is available titled Priority of the Philadelphia Work.
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The Gospel of the Kingdom of God This free online pdf booklet has answers many questions people have about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and explains why it is the solution to the issues the world is facing. Here are links to three related sermons: The World’s False Gospel, The Gospel of the Kingdom: From the New and Old Testaments, and The Kingdom of God is the Solution.
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The Laodicean Church Era has been predominant circa 1986 A.D. to present. The Laodiceans are non-Philadelphians who mainly descended from the old WCG or its offshoots. They do not properly understand the work or biblical prophecies and will face the Great Tribulation if they do not repent.